Reviews

The Devil's Apprentice by Edward Marston

helenephoebe's review against another edition

5.0

Review - I think that this is one of the best of the series so far because I just couldn't put it down. You know if you can put a book down that it's not engaging enough, but this didn't have that fault. I loved the way that the characters came together to overcome adversity and to be the best that they could be. Marston also seems to be at the peak of his writing performance as it is engaging and descriptive, allowing the theatre performances to really come into the open and feel as if I'm really there.

Genre? - Historical / Crime / Mystery

Characters? - Nicholas Bracewell / Lawrence Firethorn / Owen Elias / James Ingram / Barnaby Gill / Anne Hendrik / George Dart / Richard Honeydew

Setting? - London (England)

Series? - Nicholas Bracewell #11

Recommend? – Yes

Rating - 19/20

psalmcat's review against another edition

4.0

This title is about Westfield's Men trying to survive a bitter winter where they are unable to perform outdoors at their regular theatre. They are invited to Essex to perform at the home of a wealthy gentleman, and asked to take on a new apprentice and a perform a new play while there.

The apprentice seems to love his new life, but makes himself very unwelcome and continually runs away. The play seems to be causing illness. The local Puritans in Essex do not like the existence of players, and are intent on disrupting their visit further. Nicholas Bracewell sorts out all the difficulties and the actors have another rousing success.

Pretty good story, a little more fleshed out than some of the stories have been.